Photo process on lap tops
Dec 12, 2014 07:21:05 #
Dec 12, 2014 07:26:56 #
Stoshu
Loc: Northern Kentucky
I try to process on my desktop as the resolution is much better. Unless you have a very high end laptop I feel you get more information out of a good monitor and desktop.
Dec 12, 2014 07:29:45 #
coyotecall
Loc: New Mexico
I do all my "stuff" on my MacBook Pro 17". No problems at all. I've got a 24" display which I'm getting rid of. Don't nee that much screen. However, I don't shoot professionally, I consider myself to be a good photographer who sells now and then.
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
Dec 12, 2014 07:38:07 #
I used a high end Mac notebook for years (PowerBook G3, then G4, then MacBook Pro with 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo). Each was fine in its day. As I traveled a lot to do training or to create content, it was my only computer!
The 'Pro was my video editing suite, photo editing suite, Windows PC (using Parallels Desktop), everything! I plugged it into a calibrated 26" NEC monitor on my office desk. Great solution!
The 'Pro was my video editing suite, photo editing suite, Windows PC (using Parallels Desktop), everything! I plugged it into a calibrated 26" NEC monitor on my office desk. Great solution!
Dec 12, 2014 07:39:02 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
I carry my laptop on trips so that I can upload and view photos and clear cards for further use. This laptop is not nearly as powerful as my desktop so any processing is just to get ideas until I can get the images home to "really" work them. If necessary, I can completely process on the laptop, but prefer not to. I copy all images to a 1 TB external usb drive for viewing and transfer to the large storage banks at home. The laptop does have Lightroom, Photoshop and PortraitPro Max installed so that I can use it if I need too... it just takes 3 or 4 times longer for the computer to process the commands.
Dec 12, 2014 07:52:42 #
Djack41
Loc: Tennessee
The 15" MacBook with retina and 32 gigs of RAM is great for travel and editing in PS. Buy a small Wacom pad and your in business. I do not miss my desktop.
Dec 12, 2014 07:55:39 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
I do all of my processing on my laptop.
Portability is the obvious like-- downloading/processing "on the road"
Dec 12, 2014 08:10:45 #
Since my desktop died a couple years ago, I replaced it with a Toshiba laptop. I have Photoshop Elements 12 and Lightroom on it and carry it with me on photo shoots to download at the end of the day. I usually use the same memory card in the camera formatting it after the download. I do carry some spare cards but have never used one. I love this laptop.
Dec 12, 2014 08:12:48 #
I use a 10 inch Samsung for minor work. That's what I carry when I travel to Europe & Aruba. For serious work I use my desktop.
Dec 12, 2014 08:13:28 #
I use a Dell 17" laptop. The monitor is calibrated every two weeks or so with a Spyder4. I will often sit in the livingroom with my laptop to edit my photos - always with the same ambient light.
Desktop monitor also calibrated with Spider4, completely different ambient light in the room the desktop is in.
I once edited copies of the same photo on the laptop and desktop, then had them printed. I couldn't tell any difference between them so I (read: Spyder4) must have done a fine job of calibrating.
When on the road, I will sometimes do some preliminary editing (cropping, moving trees that grow out of people's heads, etc) but leave any editing that deals with colour, light, dark, etc. till I'm home again and be in the ambient light the laptop was calibrated for.
Desktop monitor also calibrated with Spider4, completely different ambient light in the room the desktop is in.
I once edited copies of the same photo on the laptop and desktop, then had them printed. I couldn't tell any difference between them so I (read: Spyder4) must have done a fine job of calibrating.
When on the road, I will sometimes do some preliminary editing (cropping, moving trees that grow out of people's heads, etc) but leave any editing that deals with colour, light, dark, etc. till I'm home again and be in the ambient light the laptop was calibrated for.
Dec 12, 2014 08:13:59 #
Dec 12, 2014 08:32:34 #
Macbook Pro user here. No issues. I have a 2nd display, keyboard and mouse that I hook up to at my desk.
Dec 12, 2014 08:35:39 #
I use a custom built laptop that's really not all that portable. It's equal to most good robust desktop systems and is attached to two 30" IPS monitors and a big hard drive array.
I do some editing on a 17" Samsung I carry everywhere but usually "refine" on the main system later.
I do some editing on a 17" Samsung I carry everywhere but usually "refine" on the main system later.
Dec 12, 2014 10:47:40 #
Business model laptop with a 24" monitor - no issues
Dec 12, 2014 12:22:28 #
See the theme, here? A good, powerful laptop might cost 50% to 150% more than a desktop with the same features, but you can do your work anywhere.
Multiple monitors? No problem.
Plenty of RAM? Check.
Fast graphics? Available.
Hard drive storage options galore? Si, Señor.
Multiple operating systems to accommodate all your current and future software needs? At least two different ways to do that Virtually and Natively can be had on a Mac (but not on a Windows box if you need Mac OS X).
The key is how you connect your PC laptop or Mac notebook. With a Lightning connector, USB3, WiFi 802.11N ac, and the appropriate adapters, you can add monitors, hard drives, NAS, whatever you want. A good computer store consultant can steer you to solutions that work for you.
Multiple monitors? No problem.
Plenty of RAM? Check.
Fast graphics? Available.
Hard drive storage options galore? Si, Señor.
Multiple operating systems to accommodate all your current and future software needs? At least two different ways to do that Virtually and Natively can be had on a Mac (but not on a Windows box if you need Mac OS X).
The key is how you connect your PC laptop or Mac notebook. With a Lightning connector, USB3, WiFi 802.11N ac, and the appropriate adapters, you can add monitors, hard drives, NAS, whatever you want. A good computer store consultant can steer you to solutions that work for you.
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